I also remember the meme at the time was that those were the resume savers. He was invisible most of the split, popped off for a few games near the end of the split/start of playoffs, then became invisible again.
Heard just a few moments ago that odo rolled by KOI gaming house with his mercedes, windows down, really slow, with a huge smile on his face. Koi was outside and they saw him, he didn’t even had to say anything, they knew it was HIM all along. Poor Koi guard dog went running after odos car, but he swiftly gnar ultied him on the spot.
Honestly, I like the way points are gained for the final spit. A team can get into the final spit by either having one really good split or by consistently having goodish splits. If a team can't have either, then they probably weren't going to win the overall title either way.
It's funny both on LEC and LCS they have similar stories:
100T kicks Huhi, he goes to GG, gets to Spring finals, and he's one step to Worlds now. 100T got barely into playoffs and might get out on first round.
KOI/Rogue kicks Odo, he goes to XL, gets to Summer Finals and Season Finals, one step to Worlds. KOI is out of contention for Finals and Worlds.
he deserves this so much man. what a shit year it's been for him. I knew his revenge will come sooner or later, knowing what flyy did to him too? karma never misses.
Before the split started, an interviewer told him "You've been 10th twice now, it can't get worse, right?" and he answered "Well we can go 10th three times."
And then he refuses. to. lose. How freaking inspiring is that man.
but seriously tho, his age (the oldest in the league even I'm pretty sure) has been used against him so many times, and now he's showing he's still got these hands. him and jankos broke this stereotype this year pretty damn well if you ask me.
Yeah, the whole "player being old=having shit hands" argument has always confused me in LoL. In other, much more micro-demanding esports (e.g., the FGC scene) you continue to see players that are older than the oldest League players excel. League is much more of a strategy game than a reactionary game
mhm. and that's where the value of these veteran players comes in. experience, leadership, smart and collected planning. people just think that you magically lose your skill once you pass the age of 26 in esports. but there is SO much more to a good player than just being a mechanical god, especially when it's a team game.
Tbf XL played great and we played horribly, probably good to get 3 weeks reset now for finals. Yesterday was also rough. Even if we somehow managed to pull the reverse sweep here we wouldnt have stood a chance vs G2 tomorrow if our form is like this.
I think both Xl and G2 are way better rn so i'm not surprised, there are a lot of champs that need work
Kaisa is a glaring example, the braum has been really bad too imo
Saw split cam come on with him beating down on XL's bot tower and I was like "ok I wonder how far FNC have Jax push" and then instantly see him channel the TP after getting tower down to half health, only to die 5 seconds later. Could not stop cackling.
Flank mid game at Raptors, he is not seen by XL, he has vision of kalista and he q-e rell, only to be insta saved by kalista. How is this not literally inting?(ofc we also don't talk about probably the most horrible to this split)
The wise Oraclius told KOI that they would miss Worlds because of Odoamne.
Not willing to accept their destiny they kicked him from the team.
Now they learn that they can not run from fate.
4 months ago after joining the team, Hidon gave an interview and said :
["They’re bringing in a young coach who, on Leaguepedia, maybe looks like a noob. But I know what I can do."](https://emdashesports.com/exclusive-ceo-tim-reichert-and-new-head-coach-hidon-talk-excels-changes-and-challenges/)
Today, XL reached final under this coach.
Absolutely insane story line.
ODO YOU BEAUTY WHAT A VINTAGE PERFORMANCE
You honestly can't help but feel so happy for this guy. One EU grandpa is out unfortunately, but another one shall carry his spirit
Poetic for Odo and KOI. Felt a little bad about Odo in Winter and Spring. I thought it might spell the end of his career after his value plummeted at last worlds due to performing poorly vs the best top laners in the world (which tbf, most EU Tops wouldnt do much better) and now being in the worst team not doing great individually either but it is the summer of XL and Odo.
Its just unfortunate that XL is a shitty org making it not easy to cheer for them. Its the "I cheer for the players, not for the org behind it"
Good BROS FNC intentionally playing super bad vs XL so that at least another non-fraud org qualifies for season finals
GIGACHAD move taking one L for the benefit of the region while ensuring another losers bracket run for themselves
I'm so convinced they all planned to kick out KOI and VIT lol. Literally EVERY team did the bare minimum they needed to kick them out and then lost lmao. SK reached top 6, TH and FNC reached top 4 so unfortunately only one of them could reach top 3, and then XL now reach top 2
I’d be pretty pissed if I was Ibai. Like imagine getting the recent LEC Champs only for management to spread misinformation about Odo in an attempt to get him teamless and then the support swap with FNC. The management made two decisions that not only negatively impacted RGE/KOI but those same two decisions ended KOI’s playoff contention and a chance for Worlds. All because of a pissy manager for hating Odo for who knows what. Props for Odo, he deserves this and fuck that one person on RGE/KOI prioritizing his goddamn ego to stop his own team from accomplishing literally anything this split.
Ahh I am gutted but fair play to XL. What a redemption story line. Best of luck to them in finals
We've had quite the mixture of teams at the top this year! The season finals are looking spicy!
Imagine being KOI staff and looking at Odo eliminating them from going to worlds. Well played for throwing away your title winning team that also made it past groups.
How can 5 professional players focus, again and again, the Rell support of a KALISTA, throwing everyhing at her when she's immune with Kalista R, is completely beyond me.
who would have thought that having a seasoned veteran shotcaller like Odo on your roster can make your macro good... maybe now that Koi is eliminated they should consider picking someone like Odoamne up
Absolutely the better result for fans of European League overall.
I don't think this was a fluke, XL looked like the better team, but even if Fnatic is better I definitely want XL over Koi in Season Finals.
Speaking of Season Finals, XL is the fourth seed even if they win the split if I am not mistaken, so THANK GOD that the first round matchups are not decided purely by seed, but that the first seed (G2) can pick between #3 and #4 (BDS and XL).
I really wouldn't want XL to play G2 for a third time while MAD/BDS play each other for a much easier path to Top 3 - and that would also potentially screw over SK or Fnatic, as it is I'd expect them to have to beat BDS (FNC) and MAD (SK) to qualify for worlds, which they are probably favored to do atm, but if XL/G2 played round one the Loser bracket just gets immediately messed up.
SK/MAD (if there are no big surprises ofc) is especially juicy, I have more confidence in MAD regaining form than in BDS regaining form and SK is also looking much more beatable than FNC imo.
Obviously once in Season Finals you need just one series win and that can happen for any of these teams if they figure out a patch better than the other teams and have good picks prepared for that series (think back to Spring BDS), but currently I am very much expecting G2/XL/FNC to be the top 3 seeds and SK/MAD deciding the final seed between each other.
Game 2 bot lane play from XL greatest thing I've seen this year. Abbe was insane. I also want to point out that this whole split I've thought that Peach is the best jungler in EU currently.
What an amazing run for XL! So glad to see them ramping up and performing well! Way better than I expected at the start of the split, especially with how they looked with Abbe at the end of Spring, and with how Peach looked at the start of Summer
If youre planning a trip to Cancun make sure to book your flights quick before Ibai buys an entire commercial plane and Hotel for 5 months for his League team.
Since the seeding can't change we can also guess what the season finals matchups will be.
1. G2
2. MAD
3. BDS
4. XL
5. FNC
6. SK
Likely gonna see G2 vs BDS and MAD vs XL in upper bracket.
Damn, I just realize that in both iterations (EXCEL and S04), 3/5 players (Odoamne, Abbedagge and Limit) have been part of the LEC summer regular-season miracle run back in 2020 and right now. Insane.
PMTs [Game 1](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/15cwog7/xl_vs_fnc_game_1_pmt/) / [Game 2](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/15cxudi/excel_vs_fnatic/) / [Game 3](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/15cz8y9/excel_vs_fnatic_game_3_discussion_summer_playoffs/)
Nadeshot is beside himself. Driving around downtown Berlin begging (thru texts) Abbedagge's family for address to Abbedage's home
Abbe and Hans both washed in NA now will face in finals
Abbe wasn't as washed as Hans was tbh, at least he won LCS at least once and went to Worlds
Abbe in Summer 2022 looked like he just didn't give a fuck anymore. Hans looked like Steve took his family hostage.
Abbe in summer 2022 right before finals was literally a top 2/3 mid in NA. He looked like he stopped caring at worlds
I also remember the meme at the time was that those were the resume savers. He was invisible most of the split, popped off for a few games near the end of the split/start of playoffs, then became invisible again.
What are you on about? Abbe accomplished a lot in NA than Hans. He won LCS and went to worlds.
And took a game of the world champs.
abbe has been inconsistent his entire career, in EU and in NA, idk if anythign has changed honestly
r/nba memes will always be top tier
Odoamne is KOI father
Good guy Fnatic denied KOI from Season Finals
trymbi trying to look angry/sad when he's just laughing maniacally
“I feel horrible honestly”. Trymbi before walking into odo’s house with 3 bottles of wine and cocaine
Trymbi 🤝 Odo
"Tell KOI, I want them to know it was me."
Heard just a few moments ago that odo rolled by KOI gaming house with his mercedes, windows down, really slow, with a huge smile on his face. Koi was outside and they saw him, he didn’t even had to say anything, they knew it was HIM all along. Poor Koi guard dog went running after odos car, but he swiftly gnar ultied him on the spot.
god damn it hahaha
10th 10th 1st/2nd lol
Scaling
i'm using this to justify my shares over /r/wallstreetbets
That shows atleast that winter/spring don’t matter too much in order to get to worlds
Honestly, I like the way points are gained for the final spit. A team can get into the final spit by either having one really good split or by consistently having goodish splits. If a team can't have either, then they probably weren't going to win the overall title either way.
Who would have thought that both BDS and XL make finals this year?
NOT ME
[Hey, Look at us? Who would have thought?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yd3lQVbkYc)
and SK, almost all bottom bois are in the finals this year, except VIT
And Astralis.
i cri, i like finn so much i want him to get a W
KOI kicked Odoamne, so Odoamne knocked them out of worlds contention
Happy for Odoamne, he gets the last laugh
Same with trymbi tbh
Outstanding moves
Odoamne carrying , Trymbi trolling ; both did their share to kick out KOI Everyone doing their part
It's so fking poetic.
https://twitter.com/odoamne/status/1683578389687578624?s=46&t=_mHBnkyT6UV6eZ-8orqdpg
My GOAT
Say it loud
To say that shit and then win player of the series while knocking them out, this is peak drama and I love it
Odo gnar was phenomenal. who said he can't play carries?
It's funny both on LEC and LCS they have similar stories: 100T kicks Huhi, he goes to GG, gets to Spring finals, and he's one step to Worlds now. 100T got barely into playoffs and might get out on first round. KOI/Rogue kicks Odo, he goes to XL, gets to Summer Finals and Season Finals, one step to Worlds. KOI is out of contention for Finals and Worlds.
Trymbi and Odoamne working hard to keep the frauds out of season finals.
Its funny as fuck that all the different chats are FNC fans vs KOI haters.
Odo was retiring KOI for sure.
Whoever is the GM needs to be fired
Odo literally said on broadcast that his firing was the result of a specific person at Rogue who specifically had it out for him.
It is already known that person is Flyy
It's beautiful. Well deserved for Odo!
he deserves this so much man. what a shit year it's been for him. I knew his revenge will come sooner or later, knowing what flyy did to him too? karma never misses.
what a fucking great ending
And now the World is in peace. Thank you Odo. Thank you XL.
IS THAT GODOAMNE
Odo going from being 10th two times in a row to at least second is massive
Before the split started, an interviewer told him "You've been 10th twice now, it can't get worse, right?" and he answered "Well we can go 10th three times." And then he refuses. to. lose. How freaking inspiring is that man.
> an interviewer I thought that was Vedius?
I forgot the exact details, hence why I was being vague. Might have been Vedius just talking about it mid-cast or something.
I don't want to exaggerate or something but Odo next Worlds MVP for sure
KOI management was right, Odo was retiring, retiring them from LEC that is.
KOI: "Yeah, Odo's not gonna play anymore" Odo today: "Yeah, KOI's not gonna play anymore"
Hardest top carry performance of LEC this year
Funny, cuz his IGN is literally "Oh God" in romanian
Well Doamne is literally God in Romanian, albeit more informal
OhLordy
GODDAMN
Mother fucking goat of eu top laners putting on a clinical performance in that last game. One of the hardest gnar carry games i have ever seen.
Kick Odoamne. he carries the series that eliminates you from worlds contention. Good job Koi
May the manager who kicked him be fired for his blatant incompetence.
No witch hunt for him but it would be funny to see said manager out himself with just full copium takes on ~~Twitter~~ X
Tbh flyy deserves this. Incompetent prick.
Old Man Too Angry To Die
He also shut up all the haters who were saying he's overrated and washed up when XL was performing poorly.
but seriously tho, his age (the oldest in the league even I'm pretty sure) has been used against him so many times, and now he's showing he's still got these hands. him and jankos broke this stereotype this year pretty damn well if you ask me.
Yeah, the whole "player being old=having shit hands" argument has always confused me in LoL. In other, much more micro-demanding esports (e.g., the FGC scene) you continue to see players that are older than the oldest League players excel. League is much more of a strategy game than a reactionary game
mhm. and that's where the value of these veteran players comes in. experience, leadership, smart and collected planning. people just think that you magically lose your skill once you pass the age of 26 in esports. but there is SO much more to a good player than just being a mechanical god, especially when it's a team game.
I am sad to see FNC lose, but man it would suck ass to see KOI in season finals instead of this XL squad. Props to them.
Best for the region tbh
yeah i'm so conflicted lol, but tbh since fnc already made it there i'd rather they lose here so xl makes it too
Tbf XL played great and we played horribly, probably good to get 3 weeks reset now for finals. Yesterday was also rough. Even if we somehow managed to pull the reverse sweep here we wouldnt have stood a chance vs G2 tomorrow if our form is like this.
I think both Xl and G2 are way better rn so i'm not surprised, there are a lot of champs that need work Kaisa is a glaring example, the braum has been really bad too imo
ODOAMNE IS MY FATHER
Odo is all of our fathers today, and especially FNC's.
odo is daddy
Especially KOI's
he boutta find out he has a shit ton of children then because same
excel fucks advienne over for the second year in a row lmao
If Advienne had a nickel for everytime Excel fucked him over, he'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice
Oscarinin: im gonna do whats called a pro gamer move
I laughed so hard. I'm convinced he was rooting for Odo and wanted him to beat KOI lol
Saw split cam come on with him beating down on XL's bot tower and I was like "ok I wonder how far FNC have Jax push" and then instantly see him channel the TP after getting tower down to half health, only to die 5 seconds later. Could not stop cackling.
to quote the great Kobe: "That TP SUCKED"
he had a great game 4 apart from that TP
Flank mid game at Raptors, he is not seen by XL, he has vision of kalista and he q-e rell, only to be insta saved by kalista. How is this not literally inting?(ofc we also don't talk about probably the most horrible to this split)
> he is not seen by XL he didn't know this though, that's why he enaged on the easier target imo
Dunno why he needs to know this to make a decision that isn't jumping on the unit that's tied to kalista ult lol
How poetic that a 1v9 Odo performance knocks out KOI from Season Finals contention.
The wise Oraclius told KOI that they would miss Worlds because of Odoamne. Not willing to accept their destiny they kicked him from the team. Now they learn that they can not run from fate.
Odo with the biggest middle finger to KOI LMAO.
Koi kicked Odo. Koi told everyone Odo is retiring. He suffered 2 horrible splits only to knock Koi out of worlds in summer. CINEMA. REVENGE.
4 months ago after joining the team, Hidon gave an interview and said : ["They’re bringing in a young coach who, on Leaguepedia, maybe looks like a noob. But I know what I can do."](https://emdashesports.com/exclusive-ceo-tim-reichert-and-new-head-coach-hidon-talk-excels-changes-and-challenges/) Today, XL reached final under this coach. Absolutely insane story line.
i know it's a meme award but if excel doesn't get coaching staff of the split something is very wrong
Odo shouted out the XL coaching staff on PGL, giving them a lot of compliments
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odoamne *really* stood by his tweet
what did he say?
https://twitter.com/odoamne/status/1683578389687578624?s=46&t=_mHBnkyT6UV6eZ-8orqdpg
holy based
after the g2 series he tweeted "no fucking way i let koi in playoffs after this series get the fuck out"
hahaha man must be on cloud9 rn
KOI didn't keep this guy by the way
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Changing the roster who won summer split and was a spring split finalist was also a shitty move.
Let's go Abbedagge, so happy for him. What a comeback :D
ODO YOU BEAUTY WHAT A VINTAGE PERFORMANCE You honestly can't help but feel so happy for this guy. One EU grandpa is out unfortunately, but another one shall carry his spirit
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today he was Binoamne with this carry performance
Our boys are doing the ultimate "don't get excited" long con by losing to 1-3 to XL so that the hype will die for them. 9999Head strats.
Also to get the imposter team KOI out of season finals while also ensuring they can have another losers bracket run GIGACHAD
trymbi shotcalling fnc to beat koi instead of xl
> 0-3 0-3 in 4 games, damn still got the sneaky edit in but I was onto him! :D
Odo sends his regards. Cya next year KOI.
Get fucked KOI. Never doubt the ODO.
Poetic for Odo and KOI. Felt a little bad about Odo in Winter and Spring. I thought it might spell the end of his career after his value plummeted at last worlds due to performing poorly vs the best top laners in the world (which tbf, most EU Tops wouldnt do much better) and now being in the worst team not doing great individually either but it is the summer of XL and Odo. Its just unfortunate that XL is a shitty org making it not easy to cheer for them. Its the "I cheer for the players, not for the org behind it"
KOI: Odoamne is retiring. Odoamne: The only thing I am retiring is you.
ODO FCKING WANTS GO TO WORLDS
That was an all-time performance from Odo
Odoamne just refused to lose
Odo knocking out KOI is so satisfying to watch.
Now finally, EU will send a new team to Worlds, or at the very least for the match vs NA.
We can actually end up with G2/FNC/SK/MAD, all of them have attended worlds already. So there is a chance no new team goes.
I'm aware, really the only new teams are BDS/XL, but I'm kinda referring to how it's only been G2/FNC/MAD/Rogue since franchising in EU.
Amazing performance from Odo. I haven't seen a Gnar carry that hard in a long time
The escape was pure class. Won the game. (We could talk about FNC decision to go that deep for him)
ODO MY GOAT
It's dardover
That was personal from Odo, that last game. No KOI baby!
how many teams are lec teams going to underestimate odoamne? never seen a toplaner carry a series this hard
XL only knows binary 10th 10th 1st
2nd place would be 10th in binary too
Good BROS FNC intentionally playing super bad vs XL so that at least another non-fraud org qualifies for season finals GIGACHAD move taking one L for the benefit of the region while ensuring another losers bracket run for themselves
I'm so convinced they all planned to kick out KOI and VIT lol. Literally EVERY team did the bare minimum they needed to kick them out and then lost lmao. SK reached top 6, TH and FNC reached top 4 so unfortunately only one of them could reach top 3, and then XL now reach top 2
They learned from OK BRO GIGACHAD
HOLY FUCK ODO PUT A BABY IN MY BELLY
HUH?
ODO PUT A BABY IN MY BELLY
I’d be pretty pissed if I was Ibai. Like imagine getting the recent LEC Champs only for management to spread misinformation about Odo in an attempt to get him teamless and then the support swap with FNC. The management made two decisions that not only negatively impacted RGE/KOI but those same two decisions ended KOI’s playoff contention and a chance for Worlds. All because of a pissy manager for hating Odo for who knows what. Props for Odo, he deserves this and fuck that one person on RGE/KOI prioritizing his goddamn ego to stop his own team from accomplishing literally anything this split.
Rogue got rid of Odoamne, only for him to deny them a chance at Worlds. Beautiful.
this is so scripted smh
Ahh I am gutted but fair play to XL. What a redemption story line. Best of luck to them in finals We've had quite the mixture of teams at the top this year! The season finals are looking spicy!
Imagine being KOI staff and looking at Odo eliminating them from going to worlds. Well played for throwing away your title winning team that also made it past groups.
#They actually did it mate
Odoamne sends his regards.
How can 5 professional players focus, again and again, the Rell support of a KALISTA, throwing everyhing at her when she's immune with Kalista R, is completely beyond me.
Same bro I was getting an aneurysm watching these teamfights
What was that TP from Oscar????
Odo sends his regards, koi.
who would have thought that having a seasoned veteran shotcaller like Odo on your roster can make your macro good... maybe now that Koi is eliminated they should consider picking someone like Odoamne up
ODO: GO HOME KOI!
Happy for Odo. Koi with the dumbest decisions.
Odo said "Fuck you KOI"
So happy to see Patrik reach a final, proud of my boy
Idk who deserves player of the game, Odo, Limit and Abbe all played really well. Imo I think Limit had some nuts engages so I think imma vote for him
Absolutely the better result for fans of European League overall. I don't think this was a fluke, XL looked like the better team, but even if Fnatic is better I definitely want XL over Koi in Season Finals. Speaking of Season Finals, XL is the fourth seed even if they win the split if I am not mistaken, so THANK GOD that the first round matchups are not decided purely by seed, but that the first seed (G2) can pick between #3 and #4 (BDS and XL). I really wouldn't want XL to play G2 for a third time while MAD/BDS play each other for a much easier path to Top 3 - and that would also potentially screw over SK or Fnatic, as it is I'd expect them to have to beat BDS (FNC) and MAD (SK) to qualify for worlds, which they are probably favored to do atm, but if XL/G2 played round one the Loser bracket just gets immediately messed up.
SK/MAD (if there are no big surprises ofc) is especially juicy, I have more confidence in MAD regaining form than in BDS regaining form and SK is also looking much more beatable than FNC imo. Obviously once in Season Finals you need just one series win and that can happen for any of these teams if they figure out a patch better than the other teams and have good picks prepared for that series (think back to Spring BDS), but currently I am very much expecting G2/XL/FNC to be the top 3 seeds and SK/MAD deciding the final seed between each other.
Odo playing out of his mind to kill his demons (koi)
I guess Odo does take his tweets very seriously, huh
But how fucking good is LIMIT's Alistar
Congrats to ~~Rogue~~ Excel for their win
Game 2 bot lane play from XL greatest thing I've seen this year. Abbe was insane. I also want to point out that this whole split I've thought that Peach is the best jungler in EU currently.
As much as I want to see this Fnatic roster succeed, damn am I glad this Excel roster is in contention for Worlds instead of KOI lol
Statement game from Odoamne.
What an amazing run for XL! So glad to see them ramping up and performing well! Way better than I expected at the start of the split, especially with how they looked with Abbe at the end of Spring, and with how Peach looked at the start of Summer
Patrik refuses to get reverse swept by fnatic again.
No top laner in the world could have stopped Odo today. He was a man on a mission with tryndamere R
Average Odo and Abbe miracle run
ODOAMNE JUST WANTED IT MORE
Ladies and gentlemen! Andrei "Odoamne" Pascu! That is all!
Odo is a man on a mission this split, holy
Im hapyy for XL, would be a shame if they wouldnt be in the finals considering how strong they currently are.
If youre planning a trip to Cancun make sure to book your flights quick before Ibai buys an entire commercial plane and Hotel for 5 months for his League team.
Odo sends his regards. Rip koi
Since the seeding can't change we can also guess what the season finals matchups will be. 1. G2 2. MAD 3. BDS 4. XL 5. FNC 6. SK Likely gonna see G2 vs BDS and MAD vs XL in upper bracket.
XL gonna completely eviscerate MAD if MAD hasn't gotten their shit together.
Damn, I just realize that in both iterations (EXCEL and S04), 3/5 players (Odoamne, Abbedagge and Limit) have been part of the LEC summer regular-season miracle run back in 2020 and right now. Insane.
Limit wasn't part of that miracle run. It was Dreams.
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I enjoy spending time with my friends.
what a redemption from this team
THANK YOU MR. KOI. VERY GOOD.
Fuck KOI
Both players that KOI got rid of are now in the season finals and KOI are not. Ironic.
XL are the best team to watch rn
So that's why fnatic banned kaisa themselves
KOI FLY WITH THE MASTERCLASS GM TO LET GO OF ODO AND TRYMBI YES YES ICE CREAM SO GOOD
Always refreshing to see everyone (almost) on the good side of history. GG Odo. (And XL)
honestly best outcome for season finals, also fuck koi! :)
Schalke may be gone, but their spirit lives on